Cloud

So far in the Back to Basics series we've covered the benefits of and potential drawbacks to each of the following hosting services: colocation, dedicated leased servers, and cloud. In this final part we will discuss a highly trending topic – hybrid hosting. What is hybrid hosting? Without a doubt, many businesses today have started…

In part 1 and 2 of Back to Basics, we discussed traditional data center hosting (colocation and dedicated leased servers). Now we will cover the current hot topic, cloud hosting. Again, recall the trade offs that you should consider when choosing a hosting solution: Laying out money for large capital purchases Having the right skills…

You might have heard the buzz about Hybrid Clouds. In this article, we will delve into what they are and some implementation scenarios that suit specific company needs. Before we get into implementation scenarios, what is a hybrid cloud? Well, the idea is pretty simple. A hybrid cloud is one that mixes servers in the…

Companies often use the public cloud for development, testing, and staging where security is important, but, not the primary concern. However, when companies start thinking about production environments, security becomes a top priority. As a hosting service provider, we see production hosting environments get compromised, literally, within hours if a company doesn't pay attention to…

What is a private cloud? Private clouds can be defined as a cloud computing platform that is implemented within a client's own private network using equipment dedicated solely to that client. In most cases, only one client runs on a private cloud. Find out how NetSource implements private clouds for our customers and the benefits…